Amol Palekar

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Amol Palekar
Born: November 24, 1944
Bombay,Maharashtra,India
Occupation: Actor, Director

Amol Palekar (born November 24, 1944) in a Maharshtrian Saraswat Brahmin[citation needed] family is a well known actor of the '70s and later director of notable Indian movies.

Amol Palekar was born in Bombay, where he attended the Sir J. J. School of Art. He started with the Marathi experimental stage with Satyadev Dubey and later started his own group 'Aniket' set up in 1972. He introduced theatre of the absurd in Maharashtra and a street theatre-inspired practice of performing plays in the round.

In 1974 he was cast as an actor by Basu Chatterjee in Rajnigandha, which led to many other such roles in middle-class comedies often directed by Chatterjee or Hrishikesh Mukherjee such as Golmaal, Chhoti Si Baat and Naram Garam. He turned from actor to director with the Marathi film Aakriet.

He proved his capabilities as a director through his movie Paheli which was India's official entry in the race for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscar. The movie, however, did not make it to the final nominations.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] As an Actor

[edit] As a Director

  • Akrit (Unimaginable) - 1981
  • Ankahi (Unspoken) - 1985
  • Thodasa Rumani Ho Jaye - 1990
  • Bangarwadi - 1995
  • Daayraa (The Square Circle) - 1996
  • Anahat (Forever)
  • Kairee (Raw mango) - 2001
  • Dhyaas Parva (Kal Kaa Aadmi in Hindi) - 2001 National Award for Best film on family welfare based on Raghunath Karve's life.
  • Paheli (Riddle) - 2005
  • thaang (quest) - 2006

[edit] TV Serials

[edit] External links


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